Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer Kenyon Bonner encouraged graduates to reject self-doubt and use their education to serve others.
The UVA president emeritus said that means living your values and choosing principle over ease, as he kicked off Finals Weekend.
This weekend, UVA will award nearly 5,000 bachelor’s degrees and about 3,000 advanced degrees.
An initiative launched four years ago to integrate public service into the undergraduate experience is now graduating its first class.
The Class of 2026’s Celia Cheng, a coxswain, has made lifelong memories at UVA by “doing something out of the ordinary.”
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Years after undergoing life-saving surgery at UVA Health Children’s, Kristen Taylor will graduate from UVA. Destination? Med school.
Ishan Bhikha practices his favorite hobby – cutting hair – right in front of the Rotunda.